Sirius (SIRI) is in a fight for its independence, and has asked the FTC to "dismiss or deny" an...

Sirius (SIRI) is in a fight for its independence, and has asked the FTC to "dismiss or deny" an application from Liberty Media (LMCA) to take "de facto" control of the satellite broadcaster, Sirius said on Friday. Liberty has preferred stock convertible into 40%, which it received when it lent several hundred million dollars to Sirius in 2009. (previous)